Software Release Focuses on Mine-Wide Optimization
Gemcom Software International has
released Gemcom Whittle 4.3, the latest
version of its strategic mine planning
software for open-pit mines. To
assist mine planners in producing
robust mine plans, Whittle has been
designed for mine optimization, which
enables significant increases in project
value over and above pit optimization.
The software incorporates the strategic
mine planning capabilities needed to
achieve mine optimization: strategic
scheduling; detailed cost, price and
recovery modeling; stockpiles; multiple
mines; blending; and cut-off optimization.
New for Whittle 4.3 is the NPV
Practical Push-Backs module which
provides a single-step process for creating
push-backs that address both
maximum NPV and minimum mining
width requirements. For all deposits
where minimum mining width needs to
be maintained, or the creation of pushbacks
is an option, NPV Practical Push-
Backs is recommended to add value to
the decision-making process by providing
a more accurate NPV for each project.
Gemcom states that NPV Practical
Push-Backs provides new methods for
push-back creation that enable practical
schedules to become a standard
part of the mine planning decisionmaking
process, allowing the full
potential value of the deposit to be
realized.
www.gemcomsoftware.com
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